Jack Santucci
@jacksantucci.bsky.social
Political scientist. State/local institutional design, public opinion.
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Hot buttered rum
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hot buttered rum
New England clam
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
New England clam
If you’re into Christmas trees, please buy from the local Scouting troop!
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you’re into Christmas trees, please buy from the local Scouting troop!
Thinly sliced potatoes baked HOT in a béchamel of fromage suisse and chives
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thinly sliced potatoes baked HOT in a béchamel of fromage suisse and chives
Live long enough, and you’ll see BC hold three citizens’ assemblies and referendums on electoral reform. www.fairvote.ca/26/11/2025/b...
BC all-party committee recommends a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
BC committee recommends a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform! New polling shows BC voters support proportional representation.
www.fairvote.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Live long enough, and you’ll see BC hold three citizens’ assemblies and referendums on electoral reform. www.fairvote.ca/26/11/2025/b...
Gratitude in an Angry Time www.aei.org/op-eds/grati...
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Gratitude in an Angry Time www.aei.org/op-eds/grati...
I recognize faces from the news coverage. Imagine Thanksgiving with that news.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I recognize faces from the news coverage. Imagine Thanksgiving with that news.
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Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol
How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
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Trump approvals across topics. Topics ordered by average net approval (after overall).
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Trump approvals across topics. Topics ordered by average net approval (after overall).
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State Politics & Policy Quarterly - Volume 25 - Issue 4 - https://cup.org/3XkJEF7
Enjoy free access to this issue until the end of December 2025.
#SPPQ25
Enjoy free access to this issue until the end of December 2025.
#SPPQ25
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
State Politics & Policy Quarterly - Volume 25 - Issue 4 - https://cup.org/3XkJEF7
Enjoy free access to this issue until the end of December 2025.
#SPPQ25
Enjoy free access to this issue until the end of December 2025.
#SPPQ25
Here are some thoughts on why fusion voting and democratized party nominations might not be an ideal combination.
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here are some thoughts on why fusion voting and democratized party nominations might not be an ideal combination.
The problem is that different people want different things from reform. One is representation. Another is effective gov’t.
These are usually framed in comparative politics as “competing values.”
Unfortunately, American polarization means one is now associated with the Dems, the other with the GOP.
These are usually framed in comparative politics as “competing values.”
Unfortunately, American polarization means one is now associated with the Dems, the other with the GOP.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The problem is that different people want different things from reform. One is representation. Another is effective gov’t.
These are usually framed in comparative politics as “competing values.”
Unfortunately, American polarization means one is now associated with the Dems, the other with the GOP.
These are usually framed in comparative politics as “competing values.”
Unfortunately, American polarization means one is now associated with the Dems, the other with the GOP.
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political scientists: anyone know of research on affective polarization among the electorate at state and local levels of govt?
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
political scientists: anyone know of research on affective polarization among the electorate at state and local levels of govt?
How’s this conjecture panning out? I am not watching the event.
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How’s this conjecture panning out? I am not watching the event.
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NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
Legislators talk less about the future as they age | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
Super interesting paper on agenda control inside local-level assemblies doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
Tabling Debate: How Local Officials Try to Use Agenda Control to Stifle Conflict
Public officials influence policymaking by deciding which items receive attention and action—and which do not. Accounts from national legislatures typically explain agenda control in terms of party l...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Super interesting paper on agenda control inside local-level assemblies doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
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Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
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Since March 2024 I've been collecting SMS alerts from The Washington Post (thanks, undocumented public API!). Had Claude Code whip up a simple app to allow you to browse and search them. The Post has stopped using some topics this year but still does multiple alerts a day:
thescoop.org/wapo-alerts/
thescoop.org/wapo-alerts/
📬 Post Ping Dashboard
thescoop.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Since March 2024 I've been collecting SMS alerts from The Washington Post (thanks, undocumented public API!). Had Claude Code whip up a simple app to allow you to browse and search them. The Post has stopped using some topics this year but still does multiple alerts a day:
thescoop.org/wapo-alerts/
thescoop.org/wapo-alerts/
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Federalism is a powerful obstacle to fascism, and if fascism were *already here*, federalism would not be around. Gavin Newsom would be spoken of in whispers as "that guy who did a funny thing once making fun of the Leader and then no one saw again."
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Federalism is a powerful obstacle to fascism, and if fascism were *already here*, federalism would not be around. Gavin Newsom would be spoken of in whispers as "that guy who did a funny thing once making fun of the Leader and then no one saw again."
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Backward references in topic sentences make writing harder to read.
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Backward references in topic sentences make writing harder to read.
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2/🧵 New piece with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social in @NewRepublic: We analyzed 60,000+ respondents in the 2024 Cooperative Election Study. Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation. The generational shift overwhelms the education divide that supposedly defines modern politics.
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2/🧵 New piece with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social in @NewRepublic: We analyzed 60,000+ respondents in the 2024 Cooperative Election Study. Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation. The generational shift overwhelms the education divide that supposedly defines modern politics.